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Day of Naha: Immerse Yourself in the Cap… [Community CURRENT ISSUE]
July 8th is Naha Day in Okinawa. This special occasion originated from the use of play-on-words or rather, a play-on-numbers. Naha’s two syl...Read More
June 23rd, Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day [CURRENT ISSUE]
June 23rd is ‘Irei-no Hi’. This is Okinawa’s Peace Memorial Day. It is a prefectural holiday formally recognized in 1961. It is to memoriali...Read More
Okinawa marks 54th anniversary of revers… [Politics]
May 15th marked the 54th anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to the Japanese administration in 1972. According to published figures, the Japa...Read More
Governor Nakaima shows green light to Henoko landfill [News]
After informing senior prefectural government officials at a meeting on Thursday of his intention to approve the Henoko landfill project to begin the relocation of the MCAS Fytenma...
Japan makes massive fiscal commitment to Okinawa [News]
In a stunning announcement at his cabinet meeting Tuesday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made a promise to earmark at least ¥300 billion out of its budget every year for Okinawa P...
Work on former Awase Golf Course site gearing up [News]
The Awase Golf Course site was returned in July 2010. After some recovery work the land was returned to the land owners, and the land readjustment project began in June this year. ...
Futenma housing area to be returned by 2015 [News]
The Japanese Ministry of Defense announced that the Camp Foster Futenma housing area, 51 hectares of land, will be returned to its owners by March 2015. The old family housing unit...
2013.12.26
And this week’s winner is… [Weekly Winners]
This week’s lucky winner of the JU weekly raffle is Michael Plemmons, who won a pair of tickets to chamber orchestra Io concert. Chamber orchestra Io is an acclaimed group of music...
Central government to talk SOFA changes [News]
Heeding calls from Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima to revamp the legal pacts between Japan and the United States, Japan’s defense minister has stepped forward with plans to seek ...
Japan to propose shifting Futenma move forward [News]
Japan’s defense minister is speaking publicly about his government’s latest thought: how to construct the Futenma Replacement Facility and make it operational much earlier than the...
Tokyo tags big budget money for Okinawa [News]
The central government in Tokyo, ever mindful of its need to court the governor of Okinawa, whose support is needed to move the Futenma Marine Corps Air Station relocation project,...
U.S. budget bill puts back funding for Guam move [News]
Planning for moving U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam will see a tempo increase in coming weeks as the U.S. Congress approves a $86 million funding allocation in the new budget for...
Nissan donates EV to Tomigusuku City [News]
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd donated an electric vehicle Nissan Leaf and a power charger to Tomigusuku City, Dec. 24. The vehicle will be managed by Tomigusuku Tourism Association. Tomigu...
Airline ticket sales on roll for New Year travel [News]
Sales of airline tickets for the Year-end holidays are on a roll. This is the first time in nine years when most people can have up to nine days for the holiday. The expansion of a...
Shikina Shrine’s God moved solemnly to new home [News]
In ceremony called Shousenzasai, a resident deity of Shikina Shrine in Naha, was moved to its new shrine, Sunday night. Many people gathered to see the move, and watched silently w...
Motorcycle crashes while police gives chase [News]
Police chase of a motorcycle ended in a crash on Route 58 in Tomari, Naha City, around midnight on Monday. According to Naha City Police, a police patrol became suspicious of a mot...
Ishigaki to celebrate first anniversary of new airport [News]
Ishigaki Mayor Yoshitaka Nakayama announced Dec. 19 the holding of a music festival to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the new Ishigaki Airport on Mar. 8th, 2014. The festival wil...
Decomposed body found on Camp Foster [News]
Japanese construction workers tearing down old government housing units of Futenma Housing on Camp Foster have come across a decomposed body. U.S. officials confirm it was a human ...
Two Americans arrested for possession of ammunition [News]
Two Americans find themselves in police custody after Naha Airport officials discovered live ammunition in their luggage in two separate incidents. Tomigusuku Police arrested 26-ye...
Season’s first humpback whales spotted off Zamami [News]
Observers of Zamami Village Whale Watching Association spotted the first humpback whales this season off Zamami Island, Monday morning, signaling the beginning of this winter’s wha...
2013.12.24
Expansion team snaps Golden Kings win streak [Ryukyu Golden Kings]
The newest kids on the block, an expansion team from Aomori, threw the wrench into the high-flying Ryukyu Golden Kings Saturday, snapping a 12-game win streak with a squeaker 72-70...
Woman fatally crashes into light pole in Motobu [News]
A woman was killed when she crashed her car into a street light pole on Route 84 in Motobu, Thursday evening. Another woman on the passenger seat was severely injured. According to...
Nishihara High School marching band wins first prize [News]
Nishihara High School Marching Band won its category in the 41st National Marching Band and Color Guard Tournament that was held in Saitama Prefecture, Dec. 15. The Japan Marching ...
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